Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells contain a nucleus. From protozoa to human beings, all have the same basic biological mechanism for building, maintaining, and propagating their form of life: a ...

A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory is ...

Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative sensory ...

Scientists have used human skin cells to produce functional eggs using a new scientific technique they say could one day help ...

A group of researchers has won a large science prize for a discovery not quite two decades in the making. It was long thought that only simple microbes had mastered a chemical conversion reaction that ...

I always wanted to understand life. What moves us? What allows us to heal and thrive? And what goes wrong when we get sick or when we eventually stop breathing and die? My search for answers to these ...

Researchers have now managed to create human eggs from skin cells. The development could help millions of people around the ...